Visual Resources Directory: Art Slide and Photograph Collections in the United States and Canada (Visual Resources Series)

Book info: Visual Resources Directory: Art Slide and Photograph Collections in the United States and Canada (Visual Resources Series) (Paperback, 174 pages) – Libraries Unlimited, 1995. Language: English.

The first comprehensive directory of visual resources to be published in more than a decade, this ambitious guide reflects the enormous changes in the field and lists more than 500 visual collections in the areas of art, architecture, and design throughout the United States and Canada. Entries provide complete information, including name and title of an individual in charge; phone numbers, fax numbers, and electronic mail addresses; extent of research and borrowing privileges; hours; size of collection and staff; and visual formats collected. Collections are organized by state or province, city, and institution. Subject, institutional, and personnel indexes augment accessibility to the material. This is the first directory to provide detailed information about the cataloging, classification, and subject indexing of today's collections, information that is vital to professionals who are increasingly involved in networking with their colleagues. The directory also provides information on electronic i